I don't know a whole lot about shorting so I tried to read the wikipedia article on it so it is a little mind blowing that you make money as the stock loses value.

From what I understand, there's a way to borrow stock (the part that I don't get), which you subsequently sell quickly. Now that you have cash from selling the stock you can buy an equal number of shares at a lower price and keep the remainder. From there I am a little unsure again, as to what to do, whether to cash out or rinse and repeat depending on how you see the market.